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though a little obtuse. Elytra much wider than the prothorax 

 (6| X 4^ mm.), broadly oval, subconvex, a little flattened towards 

 the base, marked with light somewhat interrupted striae, broadly 

 rounded at the apex ; the base wide, truncate, the shoulders 

 rounded off. Four last ventral segments impressed with a wide 

 deep fovea on each side. Last joint of tarsi narrow and club- 

 shaped. 



Hah. — King George's Sound. 



This seems a well marked species ; only the ^ is known to me. 

 There are specimens in the Australian Museum, in Sir William 

 Macleay's collection, and in my own. 



Promecoderus maritimus. 



P. maritimus, Casteln. I.e. p. 167 ; Putz. Revis. 1873, p. 332. 



This species is unknown to me ; the following is de Castelnau's 

 description. 



" Promecoderus maritimus : length 6i ' ; of a brilliant black ; 

 head large, with several very faint irregular impressions in front 

 and between the eyes ; a feeble transverse impression behind 

 these organs ; thorax oblong, globular, subcordiform, with feeble 

 transverse impressions in front and behind, and a longitudinal 

 sulcate in the middle ; elytra oval, oblong, convex, covered with 

 rather faint punctated striae; the posterior part of the margin has 

 a few faint punctiform impressions, and a short longitudinal 

 sulcate ; some brown hair on the tarsi ; antennae black, with the 

 base of the first articles of a dai^k brown ; the palpi of the latter 

 colour." 



" On the seashore of Cape Schank (Victoria)." 



From M. Putzeys' remarks we learn that de Castelnau's single 

 specimen was the ^ ; and that the spongiose undersurface of the 

 anterior tarsi does not reach the external edge of the joints. He 

 also gives the following measurements. 



Length 13, elytra 6|, breadth 4| mm. 



Promecoderus striato-punctatus. 



F. striato-punctatus, C-ASteln I.e. p. 168; Putz. Revis. 1873, 

 p. 332. 



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